Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-07

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and ans winfax'a daY, ab0ut fear years
mRo. a fsftaR addnaaasa 30 HAf1nA C1aA-
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asznua q TIE uatBt3e, and whe1 he
hraka Il opaa he wna unable 20 Eeao .
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aien lmnguaQe. Fer fauK month1 -
esrxisd ths lsssNF arcn1d wish HIN b
ssaruh Ct sone CO who esaia dsoipeeE
Il. He f0und hin ~ Lass In Fred Sc
enr, Wa served him glaal q hseR nd
And hsaxd tha a1aKy 81 biz fcag una1th's
ssaEsh whiIa ~ drank l. Il - kEum
Padre Genxales, pEisst &C eo4Rsn1
il Csn1a, Hpain- Il eota1ned ht1le more
than an inquiry coneeEntnG ham %
whom Il Was add.e8s11- 10 eoneAf1eo
the intaIlfRense thai ane Alfrsd Cheadle
had dis in TIE pEisoB e ne eap1tai
civ: shak be fPsdrs Ggnzalea3 had been
his cohfsssoF and hsd bssn entrusted
VIA matters Of wuah impaFlanoe %
! fhe broehsr O. otbsr re,atiEes Of TIE DE-
esassd; khat he had given the ad1rsss 60
whieh this letter vas ssnf na that Of
oousin. and he (the WKiteEl Was anxi0as
% hear from him IN sEder 30 eoUnuni-
eats The intelliRsnos With more esr-
/ taisty, etc.
The Ga man vent home and wr0ta
his answsr 70 TIE lstteg and SeRsr pat Il
/ to Spanish and sant Il away, and IN duo
time A answer came and - CORE
spondsncs VS. carried o. for Q LONG
peKiod and the several chapters OF the
sOmancs was thns developed which
sail esudsuss and put In this oEdeF-
always, hsWeEeF, kseuin9 70 the facta.
AIbsrt Oheadls vas q coasin Of Rafael
OheadIe and Of Lamar Ohaadie. the las
Ter Of whom has Q Eaneh near Seattle.
Hhe family was one Of considerable
prominenee in Ohio. Albert, the cousin,
went 10 Cubs and there met and mar
ried q Iady Of Spanish blosd and high
ounnaoki0n IN Spain. Ths young Amer
ioaa soon found favor IN the eyes Of bis
Spaninh relatives and secured throaRh
them tbs Government nppoiutment Of
IneRFnal Revenue OolleetoE In the Island
II Cuba Things veat smoothly for .
long period. and Carmen, their little
daughteF. vas RrowinR into bright girl
hood when one day some Government
offoaRg arrived from tie capital Of
Spain With warrants fos the arrest Of
the Cellectog up0n charge Of the en-
bezzaenent Of large sum Of money.
Tha ofEies was thorouahly investigated
and Oheadle carried 70 spain FOR trial.
His fFiends and wifs'6 relatives did
their best for him, bat be vas eonvieted
and sentenced 10 lonR tsFm Of seivi-
ltnde, although the Government bad
failed 70 discover him possessed OF any
thing valuable whatever. The shock
and disgrace vas too mush for the wife
and soon shs died. This. added to the
Eest, broke him down also and be sent
for his father confessog, Padre Gonzales.
With the blinds draHa close. the door
securely locked and every psscautien
taken q toHbsolute secrecy. The dying
man charged the priest 10 become the
guardian Of their doughteF Carmen. 20
have her placed In The o0Rxent AZ Oeuta
under his personal Supervision. educated
thoroughly and there bads await the
ooming Of friends 70 taxa her
baek g AmsrioA- Re gave the
priest the address Of his cousin
urged him 10 write ae cnoe 20 him, Civ
begging him 20 come 81 once and carry
he chiId out Of the country where shs
must always be known as the daughter
of one Who had died II pEison Suffering
the penalty Of Q crime. Finally he drew
the listening priest eloss 20 the bedside
and placinQ Ia his hands Q b1noh Of
keys, singled one from the number and
eaatione0 the holy father 20 make no
mistakes In what be told him concern
ing it. The key weuid ht certain
trunk that contained papers Of the
greatest value 10 his daughter and her
I relatives. They were the deeds and de-
sarip1ions Of property valued ct net lees
| than million dollars lscaked Ia Louim-
! aoa and Belonging 70 him-AlfBed
Oheadle. he had bequeathed all Of
this 70 his daughter, making ample,
| even generous pEoVision fsR the remnn-
Grafton Of The priest for his trouble 10
paw for the girls maiutenance and edu-
| eaton until she should have been taken
away and setting asids forty thousand
dollars for Rafael Oheadle, should be
Be successful in carrying the girl, with
/ the deeds and papers referred 10, safely
out Of the country. Having given Q
minute description Of The trunk and
where IL Sas to be found, the pFisonsF
died. Tbs priest found the trunk and
papers ell night - described, The yoang
lady vas placed IN the convent and b.
gan her daily routine Of life under the
guidance Of the good sistera
and their Father Padre Gonzales
turned bis thsaahts 10 the mose dsIicate
and difHoult phase Of the task laid upon
kim. Already be bad become aware
that be vas clessly watched by the
Government ofieials. Who suspected
Oheadie Of having valuahlss concealed, |
aud IL 90. knew ehat be would enirast
the ssorst 10 the pgisst. The laws Of |
Spain prosset absolutely H. secrets Of |
the confession, and sseuFs in this, the |
priest bad only 10 watch bis opp0Ftun-
~. De felt the necessity Of extFaor-
binary Caution, and % did not dare 70
vrtte directly 70 the address given him.
Accordingly, be wrote 10 en- old maiden
lady, Dona Almegos - Malaga. town /
some tventy. miles distant. He ex-
planned that be desired her 10 forward /
letter was sent away 70 OHIO, and In /
Chsadie, with bis brother, Lamar /
Oheadle, had eoae ozs West. me |
priest wrote 70 the author Of The answer, /
and only AfteR the lapss Of several \
jean did the letter With which the Story |
opens fall into thu haads Of Rafael /
Cheadie, In Tacoma. IN answer to let
ters written thereafteE, thro0Qh the me /
diem Of Fred BegeF, the priest, Who had /
noS grown suite old, Eade the siiaa-
tien clear,
The girl, Carmen, be sAys, has grown
10 beautiful young woman, and several i
years ago finished her education. Il
vas oompleted. Of soarss, e the cost
Of the government. and under the laws
governing snch conditions the young
lady was required 30 taxa the veil and /
remain an inmate Of the convent. To
secure her release would, under another
provision Of the sane Law, require the
payment Of FanacE az several hnn-
dfed doll&rs. ktef RELEASE b. the pay
ment Of this ransom would 81 ones
cauae The oenoers 10 watch her sections
With renewed vieilAncs. Ths young
nan is fully acquainted With the cir
oanstanoes Of her bsinR thsrs, and il
willing and anxious 10 cake bar escape
70 this sssnty, and longs for the coming
Of heR Fescusg,
sGeh sas he story Of the priest re-